Many business enterprises in Sri Lanka belong to the small business category. Most of these enterprises are located outside the capital city of Colombo. Employment in the rural sector is also generated by small business ventures. The government has recognized the socio economic significance of the small business sector and has instituted policies to encourage and promote small business activities. Conditions conducive for small business ventures exist in Sri Lanka. In spite of this, many small ventures have failed or have suffered slow growth. Reasons for such failures appear to be related to selection procedures of the ventures and improper management of the business.

The Open University of Sri Lanka presents this programme to address these two crucial factors of business success, selection, and management of small business ventures. The structure of the programme and the approach to it are designed to ensure its usefulness as a training exercise for aspiring investors and businessmen and for those who aspire to become managers and other supportive staff in business organizations.

Programme Content

• Entrepreneurship
• Small Business Management
• Basic Mathematics and Statistics
• Marketing for Entrepreneurs
• Operations Management for Entrepreneurs
• Accounts and Finance for Entrepreneurs
• Business Planning
• Introduction to Economics

Advanced Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (ESBM) – On Spot Registrations 2024/25

Kindly note if you have missed to apply online for ESBM Programme, now you can directly visit your nearby center and make on spot registrations.

Registration Dates: 01^st, 2^nd and 3^rd of  August 2024.

Time: 9 am – 4 pm

Admission:

Applicants must be over 16 years of age and required to have.

Documents required:

• National Identity Card (Original and Copy)
• Birth Certificate (Original and Copy)
• G.C.E O / L Results Sheet (Original and Copy)
• Other relevant academic / professional certificates (if any) – (Original and Copy)

Finance:

Total Course fee:  Rs. 33,800.00 (payable in two installments)

First Installment: 60% of Total Course Fee, should be paid on the day of Registration.

Further details:

This Advanced Certificate Programme is conducted by the Faculty of Management Studies.

The Certificate in Social Sciences is a Distance Education Certificate level programme offered by the Department of Social Studies of the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences. This programme has been designed to promote the educational needs of the employed adults and school leavers above 18 years of age, who have not had the privilege of formal Secondary Education. Those who complete this programme successfully will be able to follow the Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences. It is also an entry qualification to sit for the Selection Test for LL.B and Management degree programmes of the Faculty.

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